Triticum polonicum
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Triticum polonicum, also known as polish wheat, is an ordinary variant of wheat
. It's a tetraploid species with 28 chromosomes. It can be found in small areas of the Mediterranean region, Ethiopia
, Russia
and in other regions of Asia
. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1762.
Wheat
Wheat is a cereal grain, originally from the Levant region of the Near East, but now cultivated worldwide. In 2007 world production of wheat was 607 million tons, making it the third most-produced cereal after maize and rice...
. It's a tetraploid species with 28 chromosomes. It can be found in small areas of the Mediterranean region, Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
and in other regions of Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1762.